# Appaloosa (2008)

> Two itinerant lawmen confront a murderous rancher and the jealous complications of a frontier love triangle in a deliberate, psychologically minded western.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7307

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama, Western, Crime
- Director: Ed Harris
- Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall, Ariadna Gil, James Gammon, Cerris Morgan-Moyer
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800308/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: measured, witty, tense, western movie night, quiet evening viewing

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